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i read between the lines and you see speaker boehner clearly wants a deal and, perhaps, has more leverage now with the house republican caucus, but once you get down to the actual negotiations, there are some very tough issues here, a reason this has not been resolved in previous summits. >> that's right but i am optimistic there was a clear mandate, the mandate was for solving our problems. i'm encouraged at no labels.org, an organization that has about 600,000 people, is putting together a group of 40 members of congress evenly split between democrats and republicans who are agreeing to come together as a problem solver's caucus, that the leadership can go to and cut deals on these important problems like the fiscal cliff, education. we have members of congress that recognize that people want them to be problem solvers and work across the aisle. we'll be announcing these 40 members in short order and that represents the kind of mood we're seeing in the shift in congress. >> let me ask you both about mitt romney's post-election comments last wednesday, be in a telephone conference call w
i read between the lines and you see speaker boehner clearly wants a deal and, perhaps, has more leverage now with the house republican caucus, but once you get down to the actual negotiations, there are some very tough issues here, a reason this has not been resolved in previous summits. >> that's right but i am optimistic there was a clear mandate, the mandate was for solving our problems. i'm encouraged at no labels.org, an organization that has about 600,000 people, is putting...
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listen, i give boehner credit here, i think he understands this. we cannot go through another process of hostage taking where they take us to the brink. there's nothing out there to be gained. when you see senator demint saying the same thing, there's nothing to be gained here. let's come together and do something in the interest of the american people. that will benefit the president, because this is his initiative. but more importantly it will benefit the american people and that is what it should be all about. so, i think we hope, that we are able to get this passed before the 29th of february, but right now, all indications are that we are leading up to another hostage taking situation. >> let's go to worse case scenario here, i heard this in a briefing, and i can not say how i heard it, there's a concern at the administration at the highest level that there's three ways that the economy can stop recovering and we now the economy is getting better. the unemployment is down to low eights now and hopefully below eight by the election. but the rep
listen, i give boehner credit here, i think he understands this. we cannot go through another process of hostage taking where they take us to the brink. there's nothing out there to be gained. when you see senator demint saying the same thing, there's nothing to be gained here. let's come together and do something in the interest of the american people. that will benefit the president, because this is his initiative. but more importantly it will benefit the american people and that is what it...
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, boehner. watchful. >> we read the personal kaem e. chemistry, the president and boehner got along, played golf, tried to do the big dial we thought both sides wanted to and there was the back and forth over who was responsible for upping the ante, from your perspective, being inside, how much friction is there between boehner and the white house? >> well, it's -- there's no particular friction right now, just because there's nothing in the way of legislative activity taking place now. i mean apart from appropriations bills and -- >> it's going to come to a head in the fall and certainly in the lame duck. >> certainly will. in the lame duck we'll see this again. the dynamic at play is within the republican conference rather than between bayoehner and obam per se. boehner wanted to cut a deal with obama but for all of the varying accounts of who was to blame for pulling out earlier, the reality is that speaker boehner did not have votes in his own conference, in particularly amongst a lot of the
, boehner. watchful. >> we read the personal kaem e. chemistry, the president and boehner got along, played golf, tried to do the big dial we thought both sides wanted to and there was the back and forth over who was responsible for upping the ante, from your perspective, being inside, how much friction is there between boehner and the white house? >> well, it's -- there's no particular friction right now, just because there's nothing in the way of legislative activity taking place...
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obviously two key players are john boehner and the president. look, i would say -- i heard your previous speakers, if you will. i think it's so much easier, andrea, just to lay out the policy now than it is to try to negotiate a two-step or three-step process. i've written a 242-page bill that lays out the policies. the tax portions are just four pages long, so i sure hope that people will stop talking about the fact this is just too hard to do. we have a menu of options, all of which have been scored. this congress has had two dry runs. we've been through this more than any congress ever in the history of our country. and really, we just have to make some tough decisions. they're going to be equally painful three months from now, nine months from now, two years from now. as a matter of fact, at that point they'll have to be even more draconian. we can do this now, we know what the options are. let's make the decisions, get them behind us. it does appear that speaker boehner and the president are open to talking about revenues with entitlement r
obviously two key players are john boehner and the president. look, i would say -- i heard your previous speakers, if you will. i think it's so much easier, andrea, just to lay out the policy now than it is to try to negotiate a two-step or three-step process. i've written a 242-page bill that lays out the policies. the tax portions are just four pages long, so i sure hope that people will stop talking about the fact this is just too hard to do. we have a menu of options, all of which have been...
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speaker boehner came, nancy pelosi, a host of other leaders showing up to cheer the teams on. all that political star power couldn't defeat the press team including our own white house producer. senator amy klobuchar and i did the play-by-play. bad news babes ended up winning 13-10. >>> time for the your business entrepreneur of the week. nicholas brand of seattle wanted to start a window washing business. to stand out, he wore a scottish kilt his wife made for him, called the company men in kilts and went door to door offering his services. the attention grabbing idea has grown to seven franchises with more in the pipeline. for more, watch "your business" sunday mornings at 7:30 on msnbc. [ male announcer ] this is genco services -- mcallen, texas. in here, heavy rental equipment in the middle of nowhere, is always headed somewhere. to give it a sense of direction, at&t created a mobile asset solution to protect and track everything. so every piece of equipment knows where it is, how it's doing or where it goes next. ♪ this is the bell on the cat. [ male announcer ] it's a
speaker boehner came, nancy pelosi, a host of other leaders showing up to cheer the teams on. all that political star power couldn't defeat the press team including our own white house producer. senator amy klobuchar and i did the play-by-play. bad news babes ended up winning 13-10. >>> time for the your business entrepreneur of the week. nicholas brand of seattle wanted to start a window washing business. to stand out, he wore a scottish kilt his wife made for him, called the company...
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>> well, i think what this reflects is a recognition by both speaker boehner and eric cantor that both their ambitions will be set back and the larger cause of house republicans will be set back if they don't move past this. to me the storage read a little like marriage counseling, you know, you never say thanks, well, you're always out late. it's not uncommon for these kind of divisions to take place, as you know, andrea, having covered the hill. these kind of divisions within parties, you've got ambitious people jostling for power take place. and it seems like instead of pretending it doesn't exist, they have decided to confront it directly. there are some real grievances and we've got to get along in spite of those grievance. >> and we should point out there are plenty of divisions and jealousies on the democratic side as well. >> kind of reminds me of a newsroom, andrea, if this rings true. >> not here at msnbc or nbc. >> of course not. >> up next, the planned parenthood funding controversy with susan g. komen for the ceo brinker, and barbara boxerand patty murray. this is "andrea
>> well, i think what this reflects is a recognition by both speaker boehner and eric cantor that both their ambitions will be set back and the larger cause of house republicans will be set back if they don't move past this. to me the storage read a little like marriage counseling, you know, you never say thanks, well, you're always out late. it's not uncommon for these kind of divisions to take place, as you know, andrea, having covered the hill. these kind of divisions within parties,...
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a new week brings new opportunities for grid lock as speaker boehner -- joining me chris cizilla and managing editor of post politics.com and chuck todd, political director and host of the daily rundown. guys, busy weekend here in washington. and at every place i went, anybody i talked to, there was nothing but disappointment and the assumption as you've been saying, chuck, nothing will happen another two weeks because they're going to wait until the bitter end. >> does feel like since we're talking about led zeppelin, i'm still shaken by this, the unofficial led zeppelin four changed my life as an 11-year-old. i have it on lp of all things. communication breakdown and that's clearly what's going on here a little bit. there's a communication breakdown. but this still feels as if it's not panic mode yet and maybe i'm the naive one here, whistling pass -- >> no one has ever called you naive. >> it does feel as if we're two weeks away before you hit the panic button. once that weekend before the christmas holidays come, 14th, 15th, 16th if we were in the same place and two weeks from no
a new week brings new opportunities for grid lock as speaker boehner -- joining me chris cizilla and managing editor of post politics.com and chuck todd, political director and host of the daily rundown. guys, busy weekend here in washington. and at every place i went, anybody i talked to, there was nothing but disappointment and the assumption as you've been saying, chuck, nothing will happen another two weeks because they're going to wait until the bitter end. >> does feel like since...
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both jane boehner and eric kantor said there is not a lot of time to get it done. it's unclear how the losing party on capitol hill will react. there is a lot of balls up in the air and we are fooich months to the election. it'sy in clearer. the mystery thickens. >> thanks so much. you didn't cheer us up, but thanks for the information. mitt romney is calling for armying the rebels, but who are they? the former ambassador is and the party chair send me your thoughts is facebook and twitter. wake up! that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm. for half the calories plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8. >> topping the headlines right now, queen elizabeth made a trip to the hospital where her 90-year-old husband is recovering for a bladder infection. he is improved considerably and is in good spirits. he will be home for his 91st birthday this sunday. the space shuttle enterprise passed the statue of liberty in the last leg to the intrepid space museum on the westside. the banks of the hudson river where it made its final approach to the new home. it will have to be
both jane boehner and eric kantor said there is not a lot of time to get it done. it's unclear how the losing party on capitol hill will react. there is a lot of balls up in the air and we are fooich months to the election. it'sy in clearer. the mystery thickens. >> thanks so much. you didn't cheer us up, but thanks for the information. mitt romney is calling for armying the rebels, but who are they? the former ambassador is and the party chair send me your thoughts is facebook and...
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already today house speaker john boehner dismissed the plan as a nonstarter. >> one more time? one more time? how many times have we done this? we even done this at least four times where there's some new government program to help homeowners who have trouble with their mortgages. none of these programs have worked. i don't know why anyone would think that this next idea's going to work. and all they've done is delay the clearing of the market. >> gene sperling is the director of the economic council and joins us from the white house. gene, i wanted to ask you about the housing proposal but first i wanted to ask you about the cbo forecast yesterday that the economy is going to recover very slowly with only 2% growth this year and unemployment remaining above 8% for this year and next. what can you in the white house do in the face of such a dismal forecast? >> you do everything you can to strengthen this recovery. that's why the president put forth the american jobs act. that's why we're fighting for the payroll tax cuts so that we can do something about it instead of just havi
already today house speaker john boehner dismissed the plan as a nonstarter. >> one more time? one more time? how many times have we done this? we even done this at least four times where there's some new government program to help homeowners who have trouble with their mortgages. none of these programs have worked. i don't know why anyone would think that this next idea's going to work. and all they've done is delay the clearing of the market. >> gene sperling is the director of...
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john boehner, others have said it. look, raising taxes period is a bad idea in the current economic climate. i would say for people who say that this is all politically motivated, these two sides do believe this. i do think there is politics in this but they do believe it. the republicans believe making tax cuts, getting rid of tax cuts in a time like this is the wrong thing for the economy and president obama clearly believes that let's take care of those $250,000 or less, we will debate about the others who make more than that in the election. this is why we have elections. this is why people, the parties simply disagree. i do think it's an issue that they both believe in the rightness of their political philosophy, and we will not as a result, there will be no compromise on this. i don't think there will be a compromise on taxes until after the election and it's possible, this is worrisome for all of us, it may not even be then. this idea the election will be a mandate, sure, barack obama will win or lose, but congr
john boehner, others have said it. look, raising taxes period is a bad idea in the current economic climate. i would say for people who say that this is all politically motivated, these two sides do believe this. i do think there is politics in this but they do believe it. the republicans believe making tax cuts, getting rid of tax cuts in a time like this is the wrong thing for the economy and president obama clearly believes that let's take care of those $250,000 or less, we will debate about...
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>> why best buddy, boehner, ginsburg has ever been. >> they may disafree on the law. what draws he and ginsburg together, they love of opera. >>> strikes around the london olympics could cause major disruptions for people trying to make it to the games. the british union warned they risk a public backlash if the strikes take place. >>> philadelphia are questioning a so-called person of interest in this disturbing kidnapping attempt captured on surveillance video in broad daylight on tuesday. see the man trying to grab a 10-year-old girl just blocks from her home. she fought him. she fell down. he tried to grab her a second time. then he was scared away by the screams of the girl's 2-year-old brother. police say the little girl has identified the suspect in custody. amazing. >>> and up next, veto. russia and china once again block u.n. attempts to crack down on assad. is the u.n. now irrelevant? reaction ahead from u.n. ambassador susan rice. send me your thoughts on facebook and twitter @mitchellreports. this is "andrea mitchell reports." [ groans ] [ marge ] psst. co
>> why best buddy, boehner, ginsburg has ever been. >> they may disafree on the law. what draws he and ginsburg together, they love of opera. >>> strikes around the london olympics could cause major disruptions for people trying to make it to the games. the british union warned they risk a public backlash if the strikes take place. >>> philadelphia are questioning a so-called person of interest in this disturbing kidnapping attempt captured on surveillance video in...